This event is in the past.It took place on April 12, 2026 at Film at Lincoln Center.


A man returns to his village after 14 years only to face a Kafkaesque trial: prove you are who you say you are. This Berlinale-winning debut uses a stark, muted palette and Brechtian staging to turn a folk legend into an unsettling meditation on memory and belonging. Stick around for a Q&A with director Kai Stänicke.
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Trial of Hein
Lincoln Square


A man returns to his village after 14 years only to face a Kafkaesque trial: prove you are who you say you are. This Berlinale-winning debut uses a stark, muted palette and Brechtian staging to turn a folk legend into an unsettling meditation on memory and belonging. Stick around for a Q&A with director Kai Stänicke.
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